The feasibility of an in situ tissue-engineering method employing cell-based therapy with
autologous periodontal ligament-derived cells was investigated. Periodontal ligament cells …

Synthetic biomaterials have been developed and used for bone grafting. Here, we
developed a biodegradable sponge composite for bone tissue engineering by combining β-tricalcium …

Rodent incisors regenerate throughout the lifetime of the animal owing to the presence of
epithelial and mesenchymal stem cells in the proximal region of the tooth. Enamel, the hardest …

Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) is a mosquito-borne RNA virus which infects target cells
via the envelope protein JEV-E. However, its cellular targets are largely unknown. To …

Rodent incisors grow continuously throughout life, and epithelial progenitor cells are supplied
from stem cells in the cervical loop. We report that epithelial Runx genes are involved in …

Rodent incisors grow permanently and the homeostasis of enamel production is maintained
by a continuous supply of epithelial progenitors from putative stem cells in the cervical loop. …

Runx1 deficiency results in an anteriorly specific cleft palate at the boundary between the
primary and secondary palates and in the first rugae area of the secondary palate in mice. …

The mouse granular convoluted tubules (GCTs), which are only located in the submandibular
gland (SMG) are known to develop and maintain their structure in an androgen-dependent …

Core binding factor β (Cbfb) is a cofactor of the Runx family of transcription factors. Among
these transcription factors, Runx1 is a prerequisite for anterior-specific palatal fusion. It was …

Background: The rodent salivary gland is not fully developed at birth and the cellular
definitive differentiation takes place postnatally. However, little is known about its molecular …